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WASHINGTON — Defying fears and predictions, the U.S. economy is still shrugging off President Donald Trump's trade conflicts. Employers added a sizzling 266,000 jobs in November, and unemployment matched a 50-year low of 3.5 percent — all while the Trump administration is waging a bruising trade war with China while fighting other trading partners, too. [...]
When it comes to identity theft and other financial fraud, the perpetrator is sometimes close to home. While people worry about having their identity or money stolen by strangers online, family, friends and acquaintances are increasingly the ones stealing and profiting from personal information, according to one survey. This creates a tricky and potentially expensive [...]
WASHINGTON — There are lots of ways, it seems, to land on one of President Donald Trump's tariff hit lists. Countries can allegedly steal U.S. trade secrets. Or they can introduce a tax that the Trump administration doesn't like. Or they can be unlucky enough to find themselves in such dire economic straits that their [...]
WASHINGTON — Dr. Emilie Scott was only a few months into her first job when she started hearing the complaint: She was spending too much time with each patient. Like many primary care doctors working in large medical systems, Scott was encouraged to see a new patient every 20 minutes. But that was barely enough [...]
Proximity to Utica and Marcellus shale formations in the eastern part of the state is the greatest contributing factor to the tens of billions of dollars of investment plugged into the Ohio economy during the past decade, a new JobsOhio report detailed this week. The shale formations, which offer a large supply of low-cost natural [...]
Central Ohio’s unemployment rate was 3.5 percent last month, lower than September and lower than the same month a year ago. The not-seasonally adjusted jobless rate was down from 3.8 percent in October 2018, and down from 3.7 percent in September, according to data the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services released Tuesday. The [...]
NEW YORK — Scientists say they were unable to confirm a highly publicized 2014 study that suggested banking culture can promote dishonesty. New lab experiments with bankers in the Middle East and Asia Pacific turned out differently, maybe indicating that the original finding doesn’t apply worldwide, researchers reported in the journal Nature. In response, the [...]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Faced with a tight labor market, U.S. Census Bureau officials said Thursday they plan to raise wages for census workers in some areas and make it easier for applicants to get fingerprinted for background checks. Bureau officials told members of the National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations that [...]
Most shoppers know the routine: It's time to check out and the cashier (or website) offers a discount if you sign up for the store credit card. The offer can be hard to refuse, but experts say some shoppers should do just that. Signups for retailer credit cards soar during the holidays. But the cards' [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Employers advertised fewer open jobs in September compared with the previous month, but the number of available positions remains high by historic standards. The Labor Department said Tuesday that employers listed 7 million jobs, down from 7.3 million in August. Job openings peaked at 7.6 million in November and have slowly declined [...]